Verity Quinn

Designer

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Giles Smart
Assistant: Lee Byrne

Film, TV & Theatre

Verity is a spacial designer based by the sea. She trained in theatre design at Nottingham Trent and her practice now spans performance and exhibition. Verity has designed extensively for young audiences, including working with Unicorn Theatre, Polka Theatre and Half Moon Theatre. Her work often involves close collaboration with the director to develop the visual dramaturgy for devised and co-created projects. Most recently she has designed for Pilot Theatre, Northern Stage, The Royal Court and Live Theatre in Newcastle.

Over the years, her work has been described by critics as ‘elegantly simple’ (Chocolate Cake, Polka Theatre), ‘sturdy and atmospheric’ (Ballad of Maria Marten, Eastern Angles) and a ‘weird and wonderful dream’ (Muckers, The Egg & Caroline Horton).

 

Theatre

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A SMALL ENCLOSED ROOM WITH ALFIE MURPHY

2024

Access All Areas

A new production co-created with Associate Artist Cian Binchy in collaboration with Shaun Dunne and Leah Moore

THE BOUNDS

2024

Live Theatre / Royal Court

Directed by Jack McNamara
Written by Stewart Pringle

A SONG FOR ELLA GREY

2024

Pilot Theatre

Directed by Esther Richardson
Adapted by Zoe Cooper
Based on the novel by David Almond

BABY SHOW

2024

Unicorn Theatre

Created by Sarah Argent & Kevin Lewis
Directed by Sarah Argent

LET'S BUILD

2023

Polka Theatre

Directed by Trina Haldar
Lighting by Rajiv Pattani

TINY FRAGMENTS OF BEAUTIFUL LIGHT

2022

Alphabetti Theatre

Written by Allison Davies
Directed by Karen Traynor

THE FORUM

2022

Zest Theatre

Directed by Toby Ealdon
A pop up town square, fuelled by the voices of young people to inspire the next generation

ONE OFF

2022

Live Theatre

Directed by Jack McNamara
Written by Ric Renton

HIDDEN STORIES

2022

SeventeenNineteen / Sunderland Music Hub / MishMash Theatre

Exhibition design and curation

READY STEADY GO!

2022

Polka

Written and Directed by Peter Glanville

NOTHING HAPPENS TWICE

2021

Little Soldier Productions / Touring 2022

Directed by Ursula Martinez
Dramaturgy by Adam Brace
Composed by John Biddle

NO FUTURE

2021

Camden Peoples Theatre Out of the Box Commission

Written by Adam Welsh
Co-directed by Tim Trimingham Lee and Adam Welsh

WISH

2021

Cast Doncaster

CLIMATE CHANGE CATASTROPHE

2021

Cap-A-Pie

Devised by the company in collaboration with primary school students and Dr Ali Ford and team at Newcastle University
Directed by Brad McCormick
Music by Katie Doherty
Lighting Design by Dan Saggars
Production and Stage Management by Rachel Glover
Filming by Lindsay Duncanson with Dan Wallder
Sound Recording & Film Edit by Marek Gabrysch

LASAGNA

2021

Open Clasp

Written by Catrina McHugh
Directed by Laura Lindow
Lighting by Sherry Coenen
Composed by Roma Yagnik
A filmed play by Open Clasp Theatre, commissioned by Pause, Barnardos
2023 – Remounted for the stage, touring
Photos by Chris Bishop (2021)
Photos by Von Fox (2023)

THE BALLAD OF MARIA MARTIN

2020

Eastern Angles

Remount of 'Polstead' as in the round, touring 2020
By Beth Flintoff
Dir. Hal Chambers

TOOOB

2020

Angel Exit Theatre

Created by Angel Exit Theatre

VICTORIA: A ROYAL CHILDHOOD (Exhibition)

2019

Historic Royal Palaces at Kensington Palace

Exhibition Interpretation and 3D design by Verity Quinn
in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces

BALTHAZAR'S TREASURE

2019

Lift

THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER

2019

Salisbury Playhouse

By Glyn Kerslake & Gareth Machin
Dir. Jo Newman

MAPPING BRENT FESTIVAL

2019

Kiln

Dir. Harry Mackrill and Stevan Mijailovic

CLIMATE CHANGE CATASTROPHE

Cap-A-Pie

BIG UP

2019

Theatre Rites

As designer. Dir. Sue Buckmaster & Keith Saha

MUCKERS

2019

Theatre Madrid / Bath Theatre Royal / Oxford Playhouse

As set and costume designer
Director: Jose Troncoso

YOUTHQUAKE

2019 - 2020

Zest

Two National Tours
Created by Zest Theatre
Directed by Toby Ealden

DON'T FORGET THE BIRDS

2018

Open Clasp Theatre Company, tour

3 WINTERS

2018

RADA

By Tena Štivičić
Dir. Eleanor Rhode

MASTERPIECES

2018

Papercut Theatre / Finborough Theatre

Written by Sarah Daniels;
Directed by Melissa Dunne

OFF THE GRID

2018

Half Moon

An immersive new play by David Lane

CHOCOLATE CAKE

2018

Polka

By Michael Rosen
Adapted by Peter Glanville and Barb Jungr
Directed by Peter Glanville

SEE-SAW

2018

Unicorn

POLSTEAD

2018

Eastern Angles

Writer: Beth Flintoff
Director: Hal Chambers

HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY

2017

Aine Flanagan / Young Vic

Revival of 2016 show

LAIKA

2017

Unicorn

Written and Directed by Bryony Hannah and Avye Leventis

THE BABY SHOW

2017

Unicorn

WHAT ONCE WAS OURS

2017

Zest Theatre / Half Moon

Tour

THE BORROWERS

2017

Polka

A Play by Charles Way
Based on the book by Mary Norton
Directed by Lee Lyford

UNDER THE RAINBOW

2017

Polka

2017 Revival in main Polka theatre
Written and Directed by Peter Glanville

VINEGAR TOM

2017

RADA

By Caryl Churchill

SHAKESPEARE SEASON

2016

Wimbledon WCTT

BEASTY BABY

2016

Theatre Rites

DAME NATURE - THE MAGNIFICENT BEARDED LADY

2016

Havoc Theatre Company

HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY

2016

Aine Flanagan Productions

MRS ARMITAGE AND THE BIG WAVE

2016

Ga Ga Theatre

GETTING DRESSED

2016

Second Hand Dance

SEPTIMUS BEAN AND HIS AMAZING MACHINE

2016

Unicorn Theatre

Based on the book by Janet Quin-Harkin, adapted by Adam Peck
Dir. Cressida Brown

UNDER THE RAINBOW

2016

Polka Theatre

Written and Directed by Peter Glanville

GARGANTUA

2016

New Wimbledon Young Company

Dir. Stuart Barter

BIG WOW

2016

Half Moon Theatre & Justin Coe

Dir. Chris Elwell

ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS

2015

Unicorn Theatre

Devised by the company
Dir. Malachy Orozco

HOLY MACKEREL

2015

Eastern Angles & Shanty Theatre Company

By Harry Long
Dir. Tim Bell

BEASTY BABY

2015

Polka Theatre & Theatre Rites

Dir. Sue Buckmaster

ALPHA BETA

2015

Finborough Theatre

By Ted Whitehead
Dir. Purni Morell
*Nominated for Best Set Design at the Offies (Off West End Theatre Awards)

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

2015

Club Adelphi

By Laura Lindow
R&D in various venues, site specific around Shoreditch
Dir. Felix Mortimer

FREE

2014

Half Moon Theatre & Touring

By David Lane
Dir. Chris Elwell

SELFIE

2014

National Youth Theatre, Amabassadors Theatre

Dir. Paul Roseby

PRIVATE PEACEFUL

2014

National Youth Theatre, Amabassadors Theatre

Dir. Paul Hart

SEESAW

2014

Unicorn Theatre

By Stewart Melton
Dir. Sarah Argent

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE UNIVERSE I LAUGH FOR NO REASON

2014

Unicorn Theatre

Created by the Young Company
Dir. Ellen Edwin-Scott and Emma Higham

COMMONWEALTH GAMES ATHLETES VILLAGE OPENING AND WELCOMING CEREMONIES

2014

National Youth Theatre

Dir. Kane Husbands and Richard Weinman

DORA

2013

Unicorn Theatre

Adapted from story by Helen East
Dir. Purni Morell

THE TRIAL

2013

Retz

Adapted from Franz Kafka’s The Trial
Site specific around Shoreditch
Dir. Felix Mortimer

HEARTBREAK SOUP

2012

The Empty Space/ UK Tour

Written & Directed by Laura Lindow
Has toured nationally 3 years in a row

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

2012

Dance City, Newcastle upon Tyne

By Laura Lindow
Dir. Rosie Kellagher

BLUE BOY

2012

New Writing North/Northern Stage

By Margaret Wilkinson
Dir. Tess Denman-Cleaver

AMAZING GRACE

2012

Wisecrack Productions and Gala Theatre, Durham

By Trevor Woods and Ed Waugh
Dir. Emma Roxburgh

THE GIRLS FROM POPPYFIELD CLOSE

2011

Live Theatre, Newcastle

By Alison Carr
Dir. Rosie Kellagher

HOMING IN

2010

The Sage Gateshead

By Ian McMillian
Composed by Luke Carver-Goss
Dir. Debbie Little

APPLES

2010

Northern Stage and Company of Angels

By Richard Milward, adapted for stage by John Retallack
Dir. John Retallack

NURSING LIVES

2010

Vamos Theatre/ UK Tour

By Rachel Savage and Vamos Theatre
Dir. Amanda Wilsher

INSTALLATIONS & EXHIBITIONS

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

2012

Artichoke

Intents Schools Project - Part of Peace
Camp national exhibition
by Fiona Shaw and Deborah Warner

A CANNY JUBILEE! (2012)/ TYNE OF OUR LIVES! (2011)

Newcastle City Council

Co Designer & maker
Interactive and beautifully designed popup photobooths commissioned for Newcastle City Council's Jubilee celebrations and Bridges Festival respectively

DIAMOND JUBILEE EXHIBITION

2012

Sunderland Council

Co-Designer & maker
Held in 7 x 15msq temporary marquees at Sunderland Port, an immersive and interactive exhibition chronicling the life
of Sunderland since the Coronation.

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA - THROUGH HARDSHIP TO THE STARS

2011

Artichoke/Newcastle Gateshead Initiative

Mining banners woven with light,
suspended in the streets above Durham
Commissioned with Bethan Maddocks
Part of Lumiere 2011

STRANGER PLACES (2008) / THE STORY TREE (2010)

Enchanted Parks / Left Luggage Theatre

Commissions for Enchanted Parks with Molly Barrett and Left Luggage Theatre respectively
Night time installations in a Victorian park in Gateshead, featuring automata, hand knitted electro-luminescent wire, soundscape and 200 jars filled with light and fairy stories.